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E. L. BULLOCK. SWITCH OPERATING ATTACHMENT FOR STREET RAILWAY GARS-.

No. 592,862. Patented Nov. 2,1897.

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EDMUND L. BULLOCK, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- THIRDS TOELEAZER H. LYMAN AND ELIJAH PEMBER, OF SAME PLACE.

SWITCH-OPERATING ATTACHMENT FOR STREET-RAILWAY CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,862, dated November2, 1897.

Application filed July 20, 1897. Serial No. 645,250. (No model.)

Operating Attachments for Street-Railway.

Cars, of which the following is a description, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, wherein-- Figure 1 is a side elevation viewwith the parts in adjustment for holding the switchoperating tonguepointing straight ahead.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation view with the parts in adjustment which turnthe switch-operating tongue to one side. Fig. 3 is a bottom end view ofthe switch-operating tongue and the tappet immediately appurtenantthereto. Fig. 4 is a plan view of, the apparatus.

The object of the improvement is denoted by its title. It is anattachment for a streetrailway car which enables a man upon the car (anoperator) to operate switch-tongues in the track without stopping thecar or leaving the same.

In the accompanying drawings the letter (1 denotes the floor or platformof the car and stands for the car as a whole, and b denotes some of thewheels for supporting the car.

The letter 0 denotes a' switch-operating tongue, it being adapted tohave lateral reciprocation. It is borne on and carried by the verticalshaft d, which isadapted for similar lateral reciprocation. Thisvertical shaft is borne in and carried by the sleeve 6, which hasvertical reciprocation. Its top is formed into the cam e, whichcooperates with the cam-lugs d, projecting from the vertical shaft d, sothat when the sleeve is prop erly raised this cam and these cam-lugscooperate to hold the switch-operatin g tongue 0 pointing straightahead.

The letter f denotes a hand-lever for giving the sleeve e its verticalreciprocation. The movement of this hand-lever is communicatedto thatsleeve through the connecting-rod f, crank f shaft f slotted arms f andlugs f projectingfrom the sides of said sleeve. The letters h denotefingers projecting radially from said sleeve. On these are pivotallyhung the links 11 in such fashion pivotal connection with the upper oneof the fingers h.

It results from this construction just now described that when thesleeve e is moved up and down the tongue-lever 1c is correspondinglyvibrated back and forth.

The links 2' can be so adj usted laterally that the lower end of thetongue-lever will be in front of the tappet n, as shown in Fig. 1, (whenthe sleeve 6 is raised,) or it can be thrown to either side of thattappet, so that when the tappet (with the appurtenant tongue 0) descendsthe tappet and the tongue are thrown to one side or the other, asdesired, so as to operate the tongue of a switch. in the track to oneside or to the other.

The operation of the device has been pointed out in describing theconstruction of the parts. By operating the hand-lever f the sleeve 6can be moved up and down. When it is moved completely up, theswitch-operating tongue 0 is held in the position pointing straightahead. By operating the crank 0 the tongue-lever k can be set to throwthe switch-operating tongue 0 as it descends to one side or the other ofits permissible lateral adjustment. The movement of the crank o iscommunicated to the links 2' through the medium of the shaft 0, crank 0and connecting-rod 0 The lever 70 strikes one side or the other of theshoe end and causes said shoe to be deflected from its normal position.

I claim as my improvement 7 5 1. In combination, the wheeled car, theswitch-operating tongue, the vertical shaft carrying said tongue andbearing the camlugs, the cam-topped sleeve adapted for verticalreciprocation, the hand-lever for giving said vertical reciprocation ofsaid sleeve, and suitable intermediate means for commu nicating motionfrom said handlever to said sleeve, all substantially as described andfor the purposes set forth.

2. In combination, the wheeled ear, the switch-operating tongue, thevertical shaft bearing said tongue, the sleeve carrying said shaft andadapted for vertical reciprocation, the laterally-reeipr0eating linkspivotally hung from said sleeve, the tongue-lever pivotally hung 011 oneof said links, the bent 1o lever pivotally hung on a suitable support,and the connecting-rod for operating said bent lever, all substantiallyas described and for the purposes set forth.

EDMUND L. BULLOCK. lVitnesses:

W. E. Srnonns, HARRY SNEWSHAFER.

